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Field photograph·C01435·1929

Tomb 10 at Ayios Iakovos

Tomb 10 at Ayios Iakovos: excavated cut leading down to a tomb chamber with a large stone block inside.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01435. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A narrow cut through pale sandy soil runs down to a dark chamber at the far end, where a large rectangular stone block stands against the back wall of the cut. A smaller stone slab leans at the left side of the opening, and loose stony soil lies along the right-hand edge.

English, translated from the original record

Tomb 10 at Ayios Iakovos: tomb chamber with stones, during excavation.

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)